National Republican., 1887-12-22
TEMPERANCE AND CHRIS I'M As.
Refrain from Using Liquors During
the HeIidays.

Hefrain from Using Liquors During
/, the Holidays.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held Its regular meeting yesterday
afternoon In the rooms Of the Central Union
Mission, $50 Pennsylvania avenue, Mrs. s.
d. La Fetra, president, In the chair. Mrs.
Catlin led the preliminary devotional exer-
cisee, at the conclusion OF which short
sketch Of the Hope and Help Mission work
was given, as also that Of the Temperance
Home.
Mrs. Hartman related the gist OF au In.
terview with Commissioner Webb yester.
day morning, in which the latter stated that
the commissioners had never Cancelled
license, % and would not do anything more ia
the Broenan case until further opinion
was given by Attorney Riddle as to the
legality Of such a step. Mrs. Hartman
stated that after they had exhausted every
other resource at their disposal they would
appeal 10 the courts for redress In the
premises. With much emotion she related
the successive steps which had been taken
fret TO defeat aud next to secure the re.
vokal OF the license In question, and which
reached their climax in the death OF Capt.
Blackford, whom the temperance people
have placed upon the calendar OF martyrs
TO the cause OF reform.
Reference having been made TO the claims
preferred by liquor men that the action OF
the union was depreciating the value OF
property, Mrs. Harris related how her prop
eriy on Seventh street extended had not
only bad Its rental value diminished by the
impipgement OF saloons, but that IL had
been absolutely destroyed.
Mrs. La FetIa followed in short speech
In which she advocated hostility to the high
license move ment, which she claimed was In
the interests Of q monopoly OF the great
evil. She disclaimed her intention of
choosing the Lesser Of the two evils; she did
not believe in choosing either. That which
was not wholly tight, iu her opinion, was
wholly wrong, ard Sic did not propose to
tempoIi7e with evil or compromise with her
conscience 10 q matter OF so great i'm port.
She believed that II Christians generally,
who were OF but ore opinion in the N after,
would only announce that they would never
vote for the candidate OF any party who did
Tot pledge bimself TO tine eradication OF the
great evil, the parties would soon take de-
cisive steps. As for herself she Thought
that the two great parties should be let
alone. Another thing, there was great
deal OF missionary temperance work needed
to be done among the protesting Christian
business men who sign applications for
liquor licenses.
Mrs Cohen also inveigbcd against high
license, and said that slavery had been
abol shed by striking at the root OF the evil,
not by looping off It's branches.
On motion, Mrs. La Fetra was instructed
to wait upon the Preachers Association and
invoke their aid In making public pre-
sentation Of the unions views on the liquor
traffic, ard endeavor to get the ministers to
rouse up the business interests Of the city
to aid them In the warfare against the traffic.
Mrs. Catlin introduced resolution call
ing upon the Christian people Of the city
and country TO refrain from offering liquor
or wine to their guests during the holiday
season, and pointing out the peril in which
men are placed by such action, which reso.
lution was unanimously adopted. Mrs.
Catlin also offered the following, which was
likewise adopted:
Resolted, That the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union highly commend the action of
mittee who voted for the amendment to school
bill placing women upon the school board,
and to further said amendment we W II heartily
co.opt rate. and hereby call upon all of our
sisters WHO have at heart the proper education
OF our children to assist in this work.
Mrs. La Fetra introduced the following,
which was also adopted:
Resolved, That in view of the great ravages
the liquor traffic Is making in our midst We
appeal TO all housekeepers throughout the city
to refrain from the use of wine or liquor In any
form during the holidays-and always-in pre-
pairing their wonted table delicaeies, as by
this means temptation is placed before loved
ones, and for the further reason that 1t causes
demand for the sale of liquor at family gro
ceries, which we deplore and condemn.
After the disposal of some minor matters
the meeting adjourned, and at its close the
executive council was called into session,
and the reporter courteously dismissed. 1t
was afterward learned that the executive
committee appointed Thursday, Dec. 80,
for an oll-day prayer meeting to aid In the
forwarding of The prohibition bill now be-
fore Congress, aud the ways and means
discussed for tho consum nation of their
desires,